Could I be more insane? Yes, yes I could.
so Wednesday night was fun. Though I am admittedly not the biggest Arrested Development fan of all time, I will admit I laughed a bit at the show and maybe have a greater appreciation for it now. We also watched Trapped in a Closet: Chapetrs 1-12, the R. Kelly thing. I hide behind a pillow and squished against Devin to remove myself as far from the Tv as humanly possibly while still being on the couch. :) My highlight of the night was playing with Holan's dogs who ROCK. Cheif is like the biggest wuss ever for being so huge and menacing looking. Therefore I love him in all his irony. Capped the night off with some more Wicked.
Thursday I woke up at like 9:15 to try and get Strokes tickets online. Didnt happen. Saddened me mucho. So I tried to go back to sleep but my ex Andy kept me on the phone talking about nothing until like 12 which ruined sleep for me. So I watched the first two discs of Sex and the City Season Four, read some more, and fell asleep around 10.
Why so early you may ask? well my dear friends its because i woke up this morning at 4:50 am and drove to Tinley at 5:10 to leave for the north side by 5:30 to stand around from 6:30 AM to wait for strokes tickets. Yes, I'm insane but also in love with the strokes. Derek, Dave, and I waited outside this apartment complex across from Park West (the venue) with like 20 other people until 7 when we got yelled at for tresspassing by the venue's security. Since Q101 had specified no one could line up before 8, we had all naturally lined up somewhere else. Security told us we could line up and he'd make us coffee cuz it was COLD. But then got in trouble for breaking contest rules. So we were told to dispurse until 8. The guy was like don't worry you'll all get tickets. So we got some hot beverage at a Starbucks down the street. Came back about a quarter to 8 and stood across the street ran to get in line, i swear i almost was hiot by a car. we ended up in the back, which turned out great cuz people were lined up 4 and 5 deep and securoty kicked anyone who was more then 2 deep to the back of the line. so bingo now im in the middle. which i think ups my odds because theyre gonnna sell 215 tickets by lottery. but at like 8:15 it starts snowing a little so they decide to let us in the building and wait in the venue. very cool especially since they are giving out free coffee for real now and playing the new strokes cd over the intercom. but oh no, as we walk in we dont get numerical numbers as i have been lead to believe we will by other people in line, we pick a cranival ticket out of a milk jug ans wait. its a nice place, similar to the canopy club in champaign only smaller. small dance floor and 3 tiers of chirs with small tables and booths. a very small balcony for the VIP types. we were reminded no more then 2 tickets a person at 12 bucks a peice with cash and left to warm and wait in suspense. finally they picked the starting number, 891-910. Dave, the lucky bastard, was 908 so he got his tickets right away while Derek and I waited like another hour in suspsense. You see starting at the next group,they caled up in 20s and 30s, they read the whole number, 775911 onward. i was 775392 and derek was 776271. we both screamed a little when his number was finally called. he got two tickets instead of waiting around to see if i could get some. made the most sense and seemed highly unlikely i would be able to. we all celebrated with pops from CVS. when i got home it was 12:30. I was pretty pumped and hid my ticket so it couldnt accidentally get lost. I watched the end of Sex and the City Season Four and read like another 100 pages which puts me right at the end of Wicked which i'll be loaning to nicole soon. so now I wait for Steve to call me back which looks like wont happen. Jackass made me keep friday open for him and then bails on me :( i hate being stood up. anyway, i'll most likely watch some Sex and the City Season Six as it is one of my other christmas gifts, finish my book, and enjoy my awesome arglye sweater Derek got me (he also got me the second half of season six:) ). so now i will go be a loser while my parents are out and my brother is on vacation. le sigh. i love my life :)
Thursday I woke up at like 9:15 to try and get Strokes tickets online. Didnt happen. Saddened me mucho. So I tried to go back to sleep but my ex Andy kept me on the phone talking about nothing until like 12 which ruined sleep for me. So I watched the first two discs of Sex and the City Season Four, read some more, and fell asleep around 10.
Why so early you may ask? well my dear friends its because i woke up this morning at 4:50 am and drove to Tinley at 5:10 to leave for the north side by 5:30 to stand around from 6:30 AM to wait for strokes tickets. Yes, I'm insane but also in love with the strokes. Derek, Dave, and I waited outside this apartment complex across from Park West (the venue) with like 20 other people until 7 when we got yelled at for tresspassing by the venue's security. Since Q101 had specified no one could line up before 8, we had all naturally lined up somewhere else. Security told us we could line up and he'd make us coffee cuz it was COLD. But then got in trouble for breaking contest rules. So we were told to dispurse until 8. The guy was like don't worry you'll all get tickets. So we got some hot beverage at a Starbucks down the street. Came back about a quarter to 8 and stood across the street ran to get in line, i swear i almost was hiot by a car. we ended up in the back, which turned out great cuz people were lined up 4 and 5 deep and securoty kicked anyone who was more then 2 deep to the back of the line. so bingo now im in the middle. which i think ups my odds because theyre gonnna sell 215 tickets by lottery. but at like 8:15 it starts snowing a little so they decide to let us in the building and wait in the venue. very cool especially since they are giving out free coffee for real now and playing the new strokes cd over the intercom. but oh no, as we walk in we dont get numerical numbers as i have been lead to believe we will by other people in line, we pick a cranival ticket out of a milk jug ans wait. its a nice place, similar to the canopy club in champaign only smaller. small dance floor and 3 tiers of chirs with small tables and booths. a very small balcony for the VIP types. we were reminded no more then 2 tickets a person at 12 bucks a peice with cash and left to warm and wait in suspense. finally they picked the starting number, 891-910. Dave, the lucky bastard, was 908 so he got his tickets right away while Derek and I waited like another hour in suspsense. You see starting at the next group,they caled up in 20s and 30s, they read the whole number, 775911 onward. i was 775392 and derek was 776271. we both screamed a little when his number was finally called. he got two tickets instead of waiting around to see if i could get some. made the most sense and seemed highly unlikely i would be able to. we all celebrated with pops from CVS. when i got home it was 12:30. I was pretty pumped and hid my ticket so it couldnt accidentally get lost. I watched the end of Sex and the City Season Four and read like another 100 pages which puts me right at the end of Wicked which i'll be loaning to nicole soon. so now I wait for Steve to call me back which looks like wont happen. Jackass made me keep friday open for him and then bails on me :( i hate being stood up. anyway, i'll most likely watch some Sex and the City Season Six as it is one of my other christmas gifts, finish my book, and enjoy my awesome arglye sweater Derek got me (he also got me the second half of season six:) ). so now i will go be a loser while my parents are out and my brother is on vacation. le sigh. i love my life :)